Storm-cover.



L. O. ANDERSON.Y

STORM COVER.

APPLIS/mon FILED MAY 1s, 191s.

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LOUIS o. ANDERSON, or BRUNSWICK, MINNESOTA.

STORM-COVER.

stemmiftetfefsfatnt ratentea nomia 119518.

Application led May 1,6, 1918. Serial No. 234,993.

`to a boat in order to exclude water and protect the occupant.

The many objects and advantages will be pointed out in relation toaccompanying drawings of one preferred embodiment as describedhereinafter.

However, 4attention should be called to the desiderata to provide astormcover having a suitable body cover or Suit for the occupant forming partthereof; one with suitable clamping means tojoin the cover to the boat;one having strap or other means to fasten the cover in positionpreparatory to clamping; means to permit access to the eX-. terior ofthe boat; and a means utilizing one or more of thepropelling oars of theboat to ridge or raise the cover at the center so that water willimmediately drain or run off of the cover.

In the said drawings :"`y

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating my improvement associatedwith a boat and its occupant;

Fig. 2 is a view ofthe boat and its improvements, mostly .inlongitudinal section;

'Fig' 3 is a view looking'toward thev bow but with the upper portion intransverse section along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of one of the supporting ridgesfor the cover; Fig. 5 is a detailed cross sectional view on the line 5-5of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating one of the strapsof the cover and its connection to the cover, and

Fig. 7 is a disassembled lfragmentary perspective view of a longitudinaland ktransverse clamping bar for the cover, at the joint.

The invention may be practised in connection with any suitable type ofboat, ,para ticulariy those propelled manually, and for instance therow-boat conventionally shown at 8. This boat has gunwales at 9 and adcckin fore and aft sections respectively at 10 and 11. vin oar lock 12is disposed centrally at the stern for reception of an oar like 13 inFig. v1 to be operated in the manner suggested in that figure. f Below nthe fgunwales, a suitable number of ports 14 are provided'in the-sidesof the boat, in order` that water may be removed from the boat.

A cover or canopy 15 is provided to cover :the exposed top portion ofthe boat, and be removably or permanently secured to the boat. -Thiscover or canopy maybe made of any suitable material which is waterproof,for instance a rubberized fabric. At

opposite ends, straps 16, of leather or other suitable material arestitched at 17 or otherwise `fastened to the cover. These straps passthrough staples or anchors 18 rising from the deck sections 10 and 11and are fastened together by a suitable separable .fastening at A whichfor example may eslsentially comprise an eyelet 19 which is engaged by ahook 20 which may have a flexible locking lug adapted to yield when thehook engages the eyelet and which then springs outwardly to lock theveyelet against Vaccidental detachment.

A suitable means is provided to securethe cover or canopy at its lower`edge to-the boat lso that water cannot enter at thejoints. To

this end, clamping bars 22 are vdisposed longitudinally of the boat andrest on the edge portion of the cover disposed between the clamping barsand the gunwales 9, Vas well shown in Fig. 3. Any suitable means may beused to clamp the bars iny place, for instance bolts 23 which receiveclamping winged nuts 24. Transverse clamping bars 25 are also employedto rest on a portion of the cover between the same and the decksections. These clamping bars 25 may have projections 26 overlappingbars 24 andsaid projections provided with apertures to register withtheapertures ofbars 22 through which the -bolts 23 pass, so that the bolts,mayipas's'throughboth bars 22fand 24. The

degree of clamping of the bars against the cover is regulated bytightening of the nuts 24.

Built into the structure of the cover 15, is a suit of the same materialas the cover designated 27. The occupant may enter this suit to propelthe vessel in the manner shown in Fig. 1, preferably standing. Inpropelling the vessel, the operator must turn, and therefore the suit ismade full at its junctionv with thecover as at28. This suit may comprisearms 29, a head 30, a window 31, an airtube 32, a life preserver 33, anda belt 34. Life-preserver 33 is preferably a U-shaped ring of thesamematerial as the suit and fastened thereto and lled with cork or otherbuoyant material 35. Belt 34 is fastened to the interior of the suit andthe occupant may fasten it around his body. I also provide a suitablewaterproof entrance at 36, so that the occupant may enter the boattherethrough, but the construction of which is unnecessary tospecifically describe. The loccupant may receive the necessary airthrough the tube 32 and through an opening 37 in the deck section 10,normally vcovered by a sliding water tight door 38 mounted in guides 39,and being operable by a handle 10.

When the cover is in use, it is desired for it to be higher at thecenter as can be best seen from Fig. 3. To this end, I employ preferablya plurality of bridge plates L11 having notches L12 to receive thegunwales, clamping bars 22, and the adjacent portion of the cover andhaving a notch at 113, centrally in its upper edge. In attaching theseplates, it will be understood that they are first disposed at an angle,and then moved transversely of the boat in order to receive andfrictionally engage the parts mentioned in the notches L12 to thusmaintain the bridges in place. By reason of the shape of the upperportion of the bridges, the cover is raised and water will eectivelydrain therefrom. The notches 43 may receive therein, one of the oars 13as shown in Figs. y2 and 3, thus the ridging is effectively providedfrom the bows to the suit27.

It will be understood, that one oar in cases of emergency during astorm, may be used to propel the boat while the otheris used to ridgethe cover 15.

As previously explained, the improvements may be permanently attached toa vessel or may be used as an emergency covering. If used as anemergency covering, cover 15 with the suit may be compactly folded andcarried on the boat, with the bars 22 and 25 removed `or joined in placeas desired. In attaching the cover, one of the straps 16 is firstconnected to the anchor and then -by the aid of draw strings the like44C, preferably provided both vage if the occupant must depend upon thelife preserver.

Since merely one preferred embodiment lhas been illustrated anddescribed, let it be understood that changes in the details inconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope.

1. Ina boat, an emergency storm cover, clamping bars separate from thecover and 'the boat to secure the'cover intermediate the bars and theboat, fastening Vmeans passing through the clamping bars beyond theedges of the cover to avoid piercing thereof, and said fastening meansbeing removable for the vpurpose specified.

2. In a boat, an emergency storm cover, substantially longitudinallydisposed and substantially horizontally disposed clamping bars, saidclamping bars overlapping, and removable fastening means passing throughthe bars at the overlapping portions and through the upper portion ofthe boat beyond the edges of the cover.

3. Aboat havingaremovable and collapsi- Vble storm cover, strapsassociated with the cover and collapsible therewith after removal,anchors on the boat to detachabl'y Y receive the straps to fasten the.cover in position, and removable bars resting on the cover to clamp thecover between the bars and the boat after positioning thereof.

4t. A boat having a removable and collapsible storm cover, strapsassociated with the cover and collapsible therewith after re- '-moval,separable fastenings for thev straps,

anchors on the boat todetachably receive the straps to fasten the coverinposition, and removable bars resting on the cover adjacent itsmarginal edge to clamp thev cover between the tDb tioning thereof.

ars and the boat after posi- 5. A boat having afstormcover, andremovable means engageable with the cover supported from the boat byfrictional engagement therewith to raise the cover to shed water.

6. A boat having a storm cover,a riser removably supported from theboat, and means separate from the cover removably supported by the riserto raise the cover to shed water, andY said means being insertible fromwithin the boat below the cover cover in raised position to shed water,and by movement substantially longitudinally said bridge being notchedto receive the of the cover. gunwales, clamping bars and adjacent p0r-7. A boat having a storm cover, a removtion of the cover for support. 5able bridge to raise the cover to shed water, In testimony whereof, Ihave affixed my 15 and said bridge being notched to receive a signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

part of the boat for support. LOUIS O. ANDERSON.

8. A boat having a storm cover, clamping Witnesses: bars securing thecover against the gun- A. W. SKOGLUND, 10 wales, a removable bridge tosupport the L. F. SKOGLUND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

